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28 January 2009

 

Opnext launches red laser for miniature display market

At this week’s Photonics West 2009 show in San Jose, CA, optical module and component maker Opnext Inc of Eatontown, NJ, USA launched the HL6388MG laser diode, which can be built into next-generation miniature display systems (including those in PCs, mobile phones and other mobile equipment). The firm says that the new laser expands its addressable market by accelerating the commercialization of the miniature display market.

The HL6388MG incorporates a smaller 5.6mm package while retaining high reliability. The output power has been aggressively developed in order to achieve an upgraded image brightness for display applications. The packaged laser diode with multi-modal distribution and multi-lasing wavelength spectrum allows for 250mW continuous-wave operation.

Also, high monochromacity yields what is claimed to be excellent color reproducibility. “This new red-laser diode can improve color reproducibility in the display of a mobile phone or other portable device, which, in turn, helps our customers deliver new applications in the miniature display market,” says Tadayuki Kanno, senior VP Device Business Unit, Opnext.

“The Opnext HL6388MG diode delivers the performance we need for our latest laser-based microprojectors,” comments Dr Jay Wiesenfeld from Bell Labs Business development at Alcatel-Lucent.

“Opnext’s HL6388MG diode has the necessary output power, the high efficiency and the reliability we require to differentiate Explay’s mobile projectors from our competitors,” adds Golan Manor, executive VP Product Strategy at Explay, which has developed the world's smallest-footprint and highest-quality mobile projection engine.

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